Date of Defense
2-6-2009
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Michael Ryan
Second Advisor
Dr. Susan Pozo
Third Advisor
Dr. C. James Hueng
Abstract
Money laundering is an intermediary crime of many facets associated with a diverse group of criminals that include: drug traffickers, corporate embezzlers, tax evaders, murderers and organized crime groups; it is often this inherent diversity that makes its detection difficult. Furthermore, the increased globalization of countries and markets around the world adds to the natural complexity of uncovering money laundering. Nations that are geographically oceans apart are now accessible to each other through technology, which allows for the rapid transfer of assets across jurisdictions. The main implication of this globalization and inherent complexity is that essentially no place in the world, including Latin America, can claim itself immune to or completely protected from money laundering and its effects.
Recommended Citation
Hawrysz, Emily, "Global Financial Crimes: An Overview and Analysis of Money Laundering in Latin America" (2009). Honors Theses. 905.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/905
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Campus Only